BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access vs Sectona Privileged Access Management comparison

BeyondTrust and Sectona are both solutions in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category. BeyondTrust is ranked #12 with an average rating of 9.0, while Sectona is ranked #23 with an average rating of 8.0. BeyondTrust holds a 2.8% mindshare in PAM, compared to Sectona’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of BeyondTrust users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Sectona users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 6, 2024

BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access and Sectona Privileged Access Management compete in controlling and managing privileged access. Sectona is favored for its advanced features, while BeyondTrust is preferred for its competitive pricing and support services.

Features: BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access offers strong security integrations, robust access controls, and straightforward deployment. Sectona Privileged Access Management provides comprehensive access policies, seamless automation capabilities, and advanced automation features.

Room for Improvement: BeyondTrust could enhance customizability, scalability in high-demand environments, and user interface flexibility. Sectona users suggest improvements in analytics capabilities, enhancement of reporting tools, and more responsive customer support.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: BeyondTrust ensures straightforward deployment and substantial customer support for smoother user experiences. Sectona provides agile and flexible deployment models but faces issues with support responsiveness.

Pricing and ROI: BeyondTrust is known for lower setup costs and pricing that aligns with ROI expectations. Sectona is considered pricier but offers long-term value for its comprehensive features, making it an attractive option for those focusing on features despite higher initial expenses.

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Categories and Ranking

BeyondTrust Privileged Remo...

Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)

12th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Remote Access (15th)

Sectona Privileged Access M...

Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)

23rd

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

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Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category, the mindshare of BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access is 2.8%, down from 4.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sectona Privileged Access Management is 1.0%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Privileged Access Management (PAM) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access	2.8%
Sectona Privileged Access Management	1.0%
Other	96.2%

Privileged Access Management (PAM)

Featured Reviews

Anil Kishore

Lead Engg. Information Assurance at ACPL Systems Pvt Ltd

Strong security with room for enhancements in AI analytics

We integrate with our Active Directory regarding the role-based access controls in BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access.I have not yet utilized the endpoint least privilege management feature in BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access. There is a ready integration guide available for BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access, so there are no major issues. All API integration is available to integrate with. More organizations are moving towards cloud infrastructure with BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access. They are choosing this because they do not want to manage their on-premises and other hardware infrastructure. As we are not working with other vendors, I would rate BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access a 10 out of 10.

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Pankaj-Mishra

Senior IT Security Engineer at Mahindra Group

Effective risk management, feature of recording all privileged user activities in a compressed format but limited SaaS capability

There are some areas where the GUI could be improved to make it easier to find and update privileged settings and policies. For example, when creating a PAM policy for Privileged, some of the scroll boxes are difficult to navigate. It would be easier if there were one-click options for checking and unchecking boxes rather than having to scroll down and select individual items. This would make the GUI more user-friendly for administrators and SOC teams. So, I would like to see the GUI made more user-friendly, especially for administrators and SOC teams. In future releases, I would like to be able to manage Sectona PAM by location. For example, I'm the global headquarters lead in India, and we have 200 locations around the world. I would like to be able to create sub-locations, so that when I click on support for a location, the configuration is separate. However, the monitoring should still be at the parent level.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The security provided by PRA when it comes to access for remote and privileged users has been outstanding. It has met all of our objectives, everything from password rotation to securing and allowing us to clamp down access to the auditing and monitoring features."

"We can truly elevate our admin rights while we're in there to fully take control of a system and manage it as if it was sitting right here on our desk. Most of the organization has gone to remote work or work from home. With that being the case, this solution allows us to be able to still work with our end-users, even though they're not always sitting on our network."

"I like the enterprise credential manager. It's a connector that sits in PRA and tests the credentials for the end user with a process that will clean the password. This is one of PRA's primary features and simplifies user onboarding. There aren't many restrictions or complications. We can add the user while only opening one port, which is more than enough to access the PRA server. Every organization requires only four critical servers out of a hundred and some 50 production servers."

"It is expensive, however, in the grand scheme of things for us, since we are 24/7 and haven't had any downtime in the last three years, it is an easy check to write every year and it definitely pays for itself."

"It's a stable product. Based on the demos and interaction with it, it was stable."

"It is a real fortress. Its security is very strong. Multi-factor came as a feature out-of-the-box, which was big for us. That helps us meet another compliance requirement. It enforces encryption. Nobody can see what we are doing in our remote system if they happen to be listening for unencrypted traffic. That is its biggest strength."

"Its security, simplicity, and ease of deployment and maintenance are the most valuable. It is FIPS compliant, so it goes through severe penetration testing every one year or two years. They have to maintain this compliance. It is very safe. Customers have been using it in the last eight years because of the simplicity of getting it deployed quickly. Most of the people using the solution had been hacked already, so they needed it quickly. As compared to the other solutions in the market, it can be turned on in production very quickly. You don't really need to have a server. It can be deployed very rapidly on VMware or Hyper-V, and you don't need to do an installation. It is a kind of an all-included package that you just deploy in a VM environment. It is basically a VM that is specifically built for a customer. The way the PRA data solutions work is that you need to build them for each customer because of being hard-coded with their SSL certificate, their web page name, and all that."

"It's one of the most secure products in the market; they have really great support, it's everything that we need, like a Swiss knife, and we can do everything with it to produce what we need for Privileged Remote Access reasons."

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"The most valuable feature of Sectona Privileged Access Management for protecting Privileged accounts is its built-in launcher. Additionally, the single sign-on capability is good. Sectona's session recording feature is particularly noteworthy because it utilizes minimal storage. Instead of recording entire sessions, it captures activity only when necessary, optimizing storage space."

"The most valuable feature is the risk management. When a Privileged user performs a certain command, such as running a script, the system highlights it in the risk management section as high, critical, or medium risk."

"A key factor for my company is support, and Sectona Privileged Access Management has good support. Another valuable feature of Sectona Privileged Access Management is that it's easy to onboard."

"The most valuable features of Sectona Privileged Access Management include robust session monitoring for privileged users."

"A key factor for my company is support, and Sectona Privileged Access Management has good support."

Cons

"The solution is very flexible, which is a plus, but I would say the implementation requires someone with knowledge and experience, as it can be easy to get lost in all the details. The implementation process could be streamlined and simplified. Though the complexity of the solution provides greater flexibility, it requires a lot of time to understand it fully."

"It would be very nice if it has an enterprise vault."

"The price is pretty expensive."

"Multiple areas can be improved. We've seen lots of updates in the past year. They have a portal where we can submit our ideas. BeyondTrust is immediately implementing user suggestions. The UI could be more informative. Initially, there were two or three connectors, and now we have five or six. It would be nice if they added a few more connectors for third-party integration. There are multiple tools, but the clients may require more for their convenience."

"The integration of the solution with many platforms is a difficult area to manage and needs to be made easy."

"The solution is very flexible, which is a plus, but I would say the implementation requires someone with knowledge and experience, as it can be easy to get lost in all the details."

"At the moment, I don't see any major problems with it. If anything, they can just change the look and feel of the login screen because it looks too simple to me."

"When doing protocol panel jumps, the tool does not restrict what is recorded on the user's computer."

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"Sectona Privileged Access Management needs to improve its stability. It needs to enhance the product's stability because of frequent updates. This is crucial for a solution like Privileged Access Management, as organizations rely on stability. When it becomes unstable, it causes panic."

"Sectona needs to think about SaaS solutions and cloud use cases. For example, we need to be able to integrate Sectona PAM with next-generation applications such as Docker and Lambda, as well as ITD pipelines that use privileged user data."

"To me, Sectona Privileged Access Management has reasonable pricing, but it could still be improved."

"As I don't have at least one to two years of experience with Sectona Privileged Access Management, I cannot share areas for improvement in the solution. To me, Sectona Privileged Access Management has reasonable pricing, but it could still be improved. I'm also unsure if Sectona Privileged Access Management could cover the requirements of large-sized companies, but for small-sized to medium-sized companies, I'd recommend the solution."

"I would like to see future updates include robust support for cloud environments as organizations increasingly move towards cloud-based solutions."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I wasn't directly involved in the licensing and pricing, but I can say that PRA is licensed per endpoint added to the Vault. I would advise users to take frequent exports of their license usage package; it's a simple feature that provides a spreadsheet of every machine in the Vault. This helps to cut down on duplicate licenses, which can happen by adding the same endpoint using an IP address and a fully qualified domain name, for instance. The implementation is an additional cost, and they offer several tiers, so the price varies. There are also some optional add-ons, so I would advise people to research the product well and find out precisely what they need regarding features. The Advanced Web Access add-on provides some required functionality when interfacing with websites; that's one to consider."

"Its price is pretty good for the features and services that it provides. It is not outrageous. I'm not aware of any additional charges or anything like that."

"I wish it was a little bit cheaper, but when a product is as solid as this, I understand what the cost does. It helps them to make sure it stays that way. If you want a reliable, solid product, you're going to pay more."

"Though the solution was a bit expensive, the overall pricing was average."

"My client found the solution a bit expensive but considering their use case and requirements, they didn't have any other choice. As far as I know, implementation and licensing are the only costs."

"The price is pretty expensive, but you get what you pay for and this is a great product."

"Don't get into a situation where you are licensing per desktop or per person until you fully understand the licensing."

"I rate the product's pricing a four on a scale of one to ten, where one is high, and ten is low. It is an expensive product."

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"The licensing cost for Sectona Privileged Access Management is reasonable, though I cannot share the figure because that's confidential information. I'm not paying for additional costs because the current license covers my requirements. I'd rate the pricing for Sectona Privileged Access Management a three on a scale of one to five."

"Sectona Privileged Access Management's pricing is relatively cheaper and aggressive. It is affordable, especially for the Indian market and globally. Compared to competitors, Sectona offers a very good price range."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

13%

Healthcare Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

11%

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	12
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	7

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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access?

Improving technical support for BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access is essential. When I communicate with technical support for BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access, the response time is very slow.

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What is your primary use case for BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access?

When we are using BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access with FortiGate or some Cisco third-party products, we collaborate with both vendors, take the requirement, and follow up with the technical te...

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What advice do you have for others considering BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access?

I have not utilized the endpoint least privilege management feature in BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access as I have only been using it for eight or nine months. I am not working with other produc...

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What do you like most about Sectona Privileged Access Management?

The most valuable feature of Sectona Privileged Access Management for protecting Privileged accounts is its built-in launcher. Additionally, the single sign-on capability is good. Sectona's session...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sectona Privileged Access Management?

Sectona Privileged Access Management's pricing is relatively cheaper and aggressive. It is affordable, especially for the Indian market and globally. Compared to competitors, Sectona offers a very ...

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What needs improvement with Sectona Privileged Access Management?

Sectona Privileged Access Management needs to improve its stability. It needs to enhance the product's stability because of frequent updates. This is crucial for a solution like Privileged Access M...

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Overview

BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access enhances network security with flexibility and FIPS-compliant encryption. It enables rapid deployment without a VPN, simplifying credential handling and compliance while reducing complexity in remote work environments.

Designed to secure internal and vendor access to servers, applications, and energy grids, BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access supports compliance requirements such as NERC, NIST, and FedRAMP. It manages RDP sessions, credential rotations, and high-privilege access, serving as a VPN alternative. Active Directory integration and robust vault features simplify credential management. With session and access monitoring, it offers enhanced security and control, facilitating a smooth transition to cloud-based deployments while improving network operations.

What are the key features of BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access?

Strong Security: FIPS compliance and encryption ensure data protection.
Rapid Deployment: Set up quickly without relying on a VPN.
User Management: Seamless control through integration with Active Directory.
Advanced Access Controls: Enhance monitored access to sensitive systems.
Vault Features: Simplify credential handling and rotation.

What benefits can users expect from BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access?

Flexibility: Adaptable to different IT environments.
Enhanced Security: Protects remote access and sensitive data.
Compliance Support: Meets standards like NERC, NIST, and FedRAMP.
Simplified Deployment: Reduces setup time and complexity.
Monitored Access: Provides comprehensive session tracking and reporting.

Enterprises in industries like energy, finance, and technology deploy BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access to control and monitor secure access, aligning with strict regulatory requirements. Its capability to integrate seamlessly with existing systems and support cloud-based transitions makes it a strategic tool for enhancing operational efficiency and security.

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Sectona Privileged Access Management is designed to enhance security by efficiently managing privileged access and identities within organizations, providing session isolation and recording, password management, and security compliance.

Sectona Privileged Access Management offers a comprehensive suite to monitor and secure access to critical servers and enhance authorization. Features include single sign-on, video logging, and agentless technology, supporting compliance standards like PCI DSS. Challenges include stability due to frequent updates, the need for a more user-friendly interface, better scalability compared to SaaS platforms, and improved cloud support and management by location.

What are the key features of Sectona Privileged Access Management?

Built-in Launcher: Facilitates seamless access and operation.
Single Sign-On: Simplifies user access management.
Session Recording: Efficiently uses minimal storage for detailed activity logs.
Session Management: Provides comprehensive user activity insights.
Risk Management: Utilizes risk-based scoring and command restriction.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Ease of Onboarding: Smooth integration process for teams.
Effective Support: Reliable customer assistance enhances user experience.
Security Insights: Increased visibility into privileged user activities and potential risks.
Flexibility: Offers adaptable deployment options including on-premise and cloud.

Sectona Privileged Access Management is widely implemented across industries such as finance and healthcare, where securing sensitive data and managing privileged identities is critical. Organizations utilize its capabilities for monitoring critical systems, securing session access, and aligning with industry-specific compliance requirements.

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Sample Customers

Horizon Beverage, Air Liquide, Gateway Bank of Florida

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